• DIGIPACK EDITION

New York City-based trombonist Mike Fahie (Darcy James Argue, John McNeil, Pedro Giraudo) releases the debut album from his steadfast large ensemble, the Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra. Urban(e) presents a marriage of both the jazz and classical idioms. Fahie’s stunning arrangements of works by seven composers celebrate the cross-pollination of these two musics, fusing them into one cohesive sound.

PERSONNEL:

• Aaron Irwin, Anton Denner, Chet Doxas, Quinsin Nachoff, Carl Maraghi - winds
• Brian Pareschi, David Smith, Sam Hoyt, Brad Mason - trumpets
• Matthew McDonald, Nick Grinder, Daniel Linden, Jennifer Wharton - trombones
• Jeff Miles - guitar
• Randy Ingram - piano
• Pedro Giraudo - bass
• Jeff Davis - drums

TRACKS:

• 01. Prélude, Op. 28 no. 20
• 02. "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot
• 03. Excerpts from The Firebird
• 04. La fille aux cheveux de lin from Préludes, Book 1
• 05. String Quartet No. 1, III. Allegro vivace
• 06. Symphony No. 6, II. Allegro con grazia
• 07. "Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not" from Cantata, BWV 21